Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 595 - 594: Evil People Will Meet Their Retribution (Second Update)
The watch Le Tong gave Ji Rui was on his wrist the next morning, and the necklace Ji Rui gave Le Tong was also well-loved by her, now hanging around her neck.
"Wow! Mommy, Baobao received a Christmas gift from Santa Claus!"
Baobao came running out, hugging a big sock, jumping up and down.
Le Tong, holding a steaming hot breakfast she had just prepared, quickly sidestepped the little one, placing the tray on the dining table.
"Mommy, Santa finally remembered Baobao."
The little one said excitedly, climbing onto the chair like a monkey, still hugging the big sock, and reaching inside to pull out the gift.
"Wow! What a beautiful fighter model, Daddy look, this is the limited edition model Baobao wanted to buy, isn’t it cool?"
Ji Rui glanced at Le Tong with a smile, took the model and looked at it, "Very cool!"
"Mommy, did Baobao behave better, that’s why Santa remembered to give a gift this year?"
Baobao was still examining the model, his words seemed to be spoken casually but made Le Tong’s eyes red.
She reached out and rubbed his head, "Baobao has always been good, and the reason there were no gifts before is that Santa was too busy."
"Yeah, yeah, and Nuonuo got gifts too!"
Baobao’s excitement lasted throughout the entire day, whether he was playing at the theme park or dining outside, he was visibly more enthusiastic than usual.
However, Le Tong and Ji Rui’s mood became heavy after receiving a call from Doctor Dong at noon.
Fortunately, both of them were experts at concealing their emotions, managing to accompany Baobao and Nuonuo through a happy Christmas, until in the evening they sent both of them home. Le Tong then said to Baobao, "Baobao, you and Aunt Wang will look after Nuonuo at home, while Daddy and Mommy go back to the company to work overtime, okay?"
Baobao, having been incredibly happy all day, still smiled as he escorted them to the door even upon hearing that Daddy and Mommy weren’t staying at home.
"Don’t worry Mommy, Baobao will take good care of Nuonuo!" As he said it, he looped his arms around Le Tong’s neck and kissed her cheek.
Ji Rui also squatted down, both of them kissed Baobao, then they stood up and left.
The car didn’t head in the direction of the Ji Family but drove towards the mansion instead.
To Ji Rui’s surprise, Mr. Ji, who should have been asleep at this time, was sitting in the living room watching TV.
However, his eyes were somewhat unfocused, staring at the TV, making it clear he wasn’t actually watching but was lost in thought; he didn’t even notice the two of them returning.
Only when they walked right up to him did he suddenly come to his senses, shook his head, and lifted his eyelids to glance at Ji Rui.
"You’re back?"
"Yes."
Ji Rui pulled Le Tong to sit on the sofa. Along the way, he thought about many things, yet in front of the old man, he still didn’t know how to start.
After receiving the call from Doctor Dong, Ji Rui thought he would hate this old man in front of him. But when actually facing him, Ji Rui felt that maybe he didn’t hate this old man as much as he imagined.
Or, in other words, he cared about this old man more than he imagined.
Just as Ji Rui was hesitating about how to speak, the old man spoke first.
"I called the hospital at noontime, Doctor Dong told me about the test results."
Le Tong and Ji Rui didn’t speak, quietly waiting for him to continue.
"Report it to the police, handle it as it should be handled."
Le Tong and Ji Rui had been mentally prepared to tear into Mr. Ji over this matter.
Yet they hadn’t expected that the old man had no intention of covering up, even though he knew that if this matter were reported, he himself would be under significant suspicion.
"Are you sure?"
Ji Rui looked intently at Mr. Ji, trying to discern some flaw from his face.
Mr. Ji had been in business for decades; calling him an old fox was not an exaggeration. Ji Rui feared that he might fall into the old man’s trap of ’retreating to advance.’
"Yes, whether it’s me or her, we should receive the punishment we deserve."
Mr. Ji’s expression was calm, showing no sign of pretentiousness.
Ji Rui and Le Tong exchanged a glance, lowered their heads in silence for a moment, and finally took out the phone to make a call.
Soon, the captain who had come to search the night before arrived with several police officers at the mansion, and Doctor Dong, around the same time, came with an assistant to the mansion.
The captain sat down in front of Mr. Ji, speaking very politely.
"Mr. Ji, according to the test report from Doctor Dong, the substance taken from the safe is indeed a nitrosamine compound that could have caused Ji Yu’s illness."
Mr. Ji nodded, "Yes, I know, Doctor Dong told me."
"Because of your special health condition, you can stay at home before being convicted. We hope you will cooperate well with our work."
The old man nodded again, but the captain had only just started when his phone rang.
"Yes, speak."
"What, she confessed to everything? Took all the blame herself? Okay, alright, I got it. Bring her back to the police station, I’ll head back right away."
The captain hung up the phone, stood up, and gave Ji Rui a meaningful look.
After Ji Rui followed him to the side, he briefly relayed the contents of the phone call in a low voice.
"My subordinate called, saying that your stepmother confessed to everything. Including where she got the drugs and the specific timing of administration, and she admitted she did it all by herself, unrelated to any others."
Ji Rui pursed his lips, caught in thought.
"Mr. Ji, what about your father... what is your intention here?"
"Follow your procedures," Ji Rui finally gave an answer.
"Alright, we’ll go back to interrogate that woman first, as for your father, I’ll leave someone here to watch him and put it on hold for now."
The captain, understanding Ji Rui’s position, knew it was a hard position to be in with his father on one side and his son on the other.
Thus, he decisively made a decision, instructing one of his men to monitor Mr. Ji, then hurried back to the police station with Doctor Dong.
After the captain and his team left, Mr. Ji said "I’m sorry" to Le Tong and Ji Rui, and then asked Uncle Jing to push him upstairs to rest, feeling presumably too ashamed to face his son and daughter-in-law.
Ji Rui and Le Tong didn’t linger either, soon leaving the mansion to head towards the apartment.
Le Tong sat in the car, looking out the window at the rapidly passing street scenery, her heart a tumult of mixed emotions.
The suffering and torment that Baobao endured during his illness were still vivid in her mind.
Back then, she had thought it was just Baobao’s fate, but now she knew that all the suffering was not due to fate but caused by the closest of kin!
